客,又称宾客,是战国时期开始出现的一个新的社会阶层。当时各国统治者为了在兼并战争中取得先机,纷纷招贤纳士,重用这些宾客;同时,各国权贵出于各自的需要,也常招致宾客,形成一个个主客集团,如战国四公子、吕不韦就是其中的代表。秦统一后,这些宾客的去向又是如何呢?论者多以为他们的活动在中央集权的打击下,已经渐渐地走向低潮。我们通过爬梳相关的史料却认为,这个阶层的活动仍然存在,并且还发挥着一定的作用。秦灭 The guest, also known as the guest, is a new social stratum that began to appear in the Warring States period. At that time, in order to gain the first chance in the merger war, the rulers of various countries re-employed them and reused them. At the same time, the elites of various countries often invited guests out of their own needs to form subordinate groups of guests and guests, such as the fourth son of the Warring States, Lu Buwei One of the representatives. After the reunification of Qin, what were the fates of these guests? Many people think that their activities have gradually come to a downturn under the attack of centralized power. Through the relevant historical materials we ascertain, the activities of this class still exist and play a certain role. Qin off